The Natasha Plays
By Yaroslava Pulinovich
Presented in collaboration with the Towson University MFA Program in Theatre Arts
Translated by John Freedman
Directed by Stephen Nunns
Production Design: Andrea Crnkovic
& Eric Nightengale
Costume Design: Rebecca Eastman
The Natasha Plays is a triptych of monologues by one of the
Russia’s freshest new theatrical voices, 23-year-old Yaroslava Pulinovich.
Natasha’s Dream, tells the story of a 16-year-old orphan,
Natasha Banina (Julia M. Smith), who finds herself experiencing the first rustlings of love—with
dire consequences. The second monologue,
I Won, chronicles
the upward mobility of another teenager, Natasha Vernikova (Sarah Lloyd), who is a middle-class
overachiever who lets nothing get in the way of her personal and professional success. Finally,
there is
Epilogue, a short piece in which yet another
Natasha (Shannon McPhee) offers up a love letter to her favorite pop star, Dima Bilan.
"The unleashed, visceral teenage angst of these monologues is the driving force of this work.
For a moment, thanks to Pulinovich, we get the unfettered voice of a younger generation."
- John Barry, Radar Redux: Baltimore Arts and Culture
The Natasha Plays were first presented in the United
States as part of the
Towson University Department of Theatre Arts new Russian drama season,
developed in collaboration with
The Center for International Theatre Development,
Philip Arnoult, director.
For more information about this project, please visit
www.newrussiandrama.org.
June 8 - 11, 2011
Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm
Tickets $20.00-$22.00, $15.00 students and seniors
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